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'I felt powerless': Black Americans suffering from long COVID say they have trouble accessing care
Chimére Smith, 40, from Baltimore, Maryland, during a function at the school where she was a teacher in Feb. 2020,…
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As US reels from Tyre Nichols video, what makes people act violently as a group?
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Many were stunned when videos were released of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, being…
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US births increased in 2021 for first time in seven years: CDC
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of births in the United States increased in 2021 for the first time…
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COVID-19 pandemic 'is probably at a transition point,' WHO says
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The World Health Organization said Monday that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency but the pandemic…
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FDA withdraws emergency use authorization of COVID drug because it is unlikely to be effective against new variants
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is withdrawing its emergency use authorization of…
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FDA proposes allowing gay and bisexual monogamous men to donate blood
Gabriele Maltinti / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will ease blood donation restrictions…
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FDA says new process is needed for regulating CBD products due to risks
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will not review or allow the…
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Only about half of US adults are meeting physical activity guidelines: CDC
Guido Mieth/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Only about half of adults in the United States are meeting physical activity guidelines set by…
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As US reels from multiple mass shootings, can loneliness be a trigger for violence?
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There is a loneliness epidemic in the United States -- and it experts…
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The psychology behind what comes over people to disarm shooters
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Potentially more lives were saved Sunday when a man disarmed the alleged Monterey Park, California…
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